It all sounds delicious! where is the scone recipe from? I love cherries in my baked goods. I made a delicious vegetable dal recipe from Mark Bittman last week I am thinking of repeating tonight. Nice for this cold weather.

I made the Carrot muffins from Aril 2011 Whole Living. They were delicious! I was at Williams-Sonoma and they have started selling beans and legumes. I did not purchase any, but I samples a delicious black quinoa and cranberry bean salad with feta. I LOVED it! I bought all the ingredients to try the Quinoa Salad you posted. I am guessing it's yummy since you made it again. I can't wait to try it. Thanks for posting your MIL's scone recipe. I look forward to trying it as well.

....and I thought I was a good cook! You have outdone me there :) Stumbled upon your blog via "tales of me and the husband" :) Copied down a few of your old recipes that I cant wait to try. We too live in San Diego county :)

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